SaleMove

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Companies have been trying to route their customers to the right sales or service representatives forever. And not only that, but it is still the most widely used customer routing technology for contact centers globally. What if a customer could be routed to the right place before they ever ask to connect to an agent?

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Bold360

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Who is satisfied by this time-consuming routing roulette? The frustrating failure to route well can happen on any channel, whether phone, chat, text, email, or social media messaging. What is Intelligent Routing? Pre-set routing rules determine how incoming communications are directed to specific areas, agents, or departments.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

This week we feature an article by Nogol Tardugno who tells us how to get our contact center interactive voice response (IVR) to deliver the best customer experience. In 2019 businesses continue to fund their IVR call solutions as statistics both formal and anecdotal continue to demonstrate the need. Get Straight to the Point.

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VDS

APRIL 3, 2024

Improving the Patient Experience Through Contact Centers The modern healthcare landscape is evolving, with patients increasingly seeking care experiences that are not just effective but also personalized and convenient. Focus on Empathy: Training staff to engage with patients empathetically can help in building trust and satisfaction.

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Call Experts

APRIL 14, 2023

McKinsey explains that at one North American call center alone, over 10 million customer requests are handled by IVR technology annually. This blog will discuss everything you need about how IVR solutions streamline everyday and emergency business communication worldwide. How Do IVR Systems Work?

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Call Experts

JUNE 15, 2023

Streamline Operations and Never Miss Another Call with a Contact Center for Utilities. As a result, for those looking to ensure seamless operations and superior customer service, many companies are deciding to use a call center for utilities as it has proven itself to be quite a powerful tool.

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Calabrio

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

These changes in consumer behavior and expectations, combined with new technologies, are starting to completely transform the contact center. We’ve entered an era where simply keeping abreast with the latest contact center tech advances is not enough. Technology Fuels Contact Center Transformation.

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Upstream Works

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to be a defining trend for contact centers in 2023, and IT leaders must be prepared to think broadly about the possibilities. Contact center technologies have long been built around that model, but as digital transformation impacts all facets of work and life, customer expectations have evolved.

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SaleMove

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Companies have been trying to route their customers to the right sales or service representatives forever. And not only that, but it is still the most widely used customer routing technology for contact centers globally. What if a customer could be routed to the right place before they ever ask to connect to an agent?

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Win the Customer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Like any other industry, there’s always room for improvement in call center customer experiences. Call centers must deliver the best customer experience from jump, or else risk dealing with an unsatisfied customer, and getting negative press. Here are 7 tips for call centers to improve customer experiences: 1.

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Upstream Works

JANUARY 31, 2023

As 2023 unfolds, a key theme for contact center leaders to watch is reinforcing the connection between customer experience (CX) and agent experience (AX). CX must always remain the primary focus for the contact center –this recent blog post identified two 2023 trends that will have a major impact on CX.

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TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

Customer-facing AI technologies are especially relevant to assisting in customer identification, call classification/routing, chatbots and predictive personalization. Call Classification / routing. Intent prediction enables call centers to up their game by giving customers the assistance they need in the way they want it.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Have you ever used the word “doohickey” or “thingymajig” in a call with a contact center? Unfortunately, the expert at the contact center didn’t know what the doodad I described was either, so we were at an impasse. Online I found a flight with the same fare that routed through Atlanta.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 2, 2019

Companies using omnichannel customer service can unify customer requests and conversations from social media, live chat, email, forums, blogs, mobile apps, and contact forms in one platform. For contact center managers, having detailed data to track digital customer service needs helps optimize efficiencies. 5) Intelligent Routing.

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BirdEye

MAY 10, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll explore both the pros and cons of using a phone tree system to deliver customer service so you can make an informed decision about whether it’s right for your business. These systems are also known as call trees or telephone trees. With a Phone Tree system, you don’t need to support as many call lines.

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Call Experts

DECEMBER 18, 2019

AI-powered solutions offer cost savings, call efficiency, and real-time reporting. Call Experts' 5 Tips for a Successful IVR. In case a live human representative is required, customers will be routed to one or can leave a message with a specific department. . More Blogs Menu. Focus on self-service benefits. Data matters.

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Think Customers

JANUARY 18, 2022

A quick live chat with a bot, for instance, can rapidly escalate to an emergency call with an agent, which we refer to as an associate, and vice versa. The same is true for a call that begins with an interactive voice response (IVR) system. What is a contact center associate? What is an IVR? The best fit. What is a chatbot?

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Talkdesk

APRIL 1, 2020

In my previous blog , I stressed the importance of using cloud technology to quickly move call center agents to a safe, work-at-home environment, to continue support for their customers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. With a modern cloud contact center solution like Talkdesk ®, agent capacity is uncapped.

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Call Experts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In life and business, communication is vital, which is why today we’re deciphering ‘call forwarded unconditionally’ and what it means for your calls. In this blog, we’ll decode the mysterious world of call forwarding and explain what “Call Forwarded Unconditionally” means for your calls.

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Upstream Works

MARCH 17, 2022

For contact centers, this also includes staffing and operations. Digital transformation poses distinct operational challenges for the contact center that go beyond the customer and agent experience; we’ll address two of those challenges here. For now, AI will best serve contact centers as a complementary technology.

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Bold360

APRIL 1, 2020

No matter what happens next, your employees and customers will continue to have questions they need answered (and fast), even as your call center struggles to maintain operational continuity. COVID-19 has caused massive disruption in the customer service and contact center space, on both the supply side and the demand side.

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NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Together with its “big brother”, the voice portal, IVRs have been part of contact center solutions for decades, and there is no reason to believe that they will go away any time soon. Optimize Routing. The advantages of IVRs for call centers are well known. More and richer integrations are simply a question of time.

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Upstream Works

JUNE 10, 2020

With so much of business shifting to virtual spaces, the contact center has taken on a new kind of prominence that no one could have anticipated. This post is the first in a three-part series examining key issues to help omnichannel contact centers respond effectively during the pandemic. The Contact Center as an Essential Service.

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ProProfs Chat

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Did you know that more than 40% of customers prefer live chat as they don’t have to wait for a response in comparison to call support? In some cases, customers may provoke the operators to transfer their call or chat to one of their seniors. What’s worse, when due to these issues operators end up missing out on chats or support calls.

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Upstream Works

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Most businesses are undergoing some form of digital transformation, which will have a profound impact on contact centers. This provides an on-going opportunity for innovation, and to do so successfully, contact centers should harness the power of their data and embrace technologies like AI.

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Upstream Works

AUGUST 5, 2021

As momentum continues to build for cloud adoption in the contact center space, the business case for supporting this decision becomes clear. These are a few specific examples of how cloud benefits the contact center and any one of these is sufficient to justify the investment. Cloud Flexibility Enables Greater Automation.

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

With an outdated, on-premises Cisco call center system, Empire Today was facing a $1 million price tag to upgrade to modern functionality. The contact center lacked modern features and functionality and didn’t have skills-based routing or dashboards. I highly recommend CXone to any contact center.”.

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Avaya

OCTOBER 7, 2016

The evolving demands of digital-savvy customers have a deep impact on the contact center. While these channels provide customers with the information they need, the contact center remains a predominant channel for customers to seek support when they truly need something done.

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Calabrio

DECEMBER 18, 2020

This is especially true for contact centers that, at the forefront of the customer experience, have access to vast amounts of data containing highly valuable customer information. Analytics software is helping contact centers tap into that information for a better understanding of customer preferences, expectations and requirements.

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NICE inContact

JULY 18, 2019

IT leaders rely on a set of critical contact center functionalities for efficiency and success. Wouldn’t it be great if there were solutions that allowed for easy scalability, global connectivity, omnichannel routing, all in a unified and secure platform? Watch this video to learn that this is possible and available.

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ViiBE Blog

MARCH 18, 2021

Call centers face a unique dilemma created by conflicting priorities. On the one hand, customer satisfaction is a crucial goal that must be achieved by the end of a call to keep the caller’s business. On the other, each call must be handled as promptly as possible to ensure that the next caller has a short wait time.

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Call Experts

JANUARY 8, 2020

AI-powered tools and contact center solutions offer efficiency and a better understanding of your customer experience. With this support, your team can focus on the most expeditious route to optimal support. . Automation and advanced contact center applications support you and can bring quick awareness to customer concerns.

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Call Experts

JANUARY 29, 2020

Partner with an experienced contact center to track and optimize your customer journey. With the support of a contact center, you can easily collect data on the customer touchpoints that matter most. How Call Experts’ dashboard can help. At Call Experts, saving you time and money is our goal. More Blogs Menu.

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NICE inContact

JUNE 28, 2018

But until recently, its contact center was stuck in another era. As part of a fast-growing company in a hot market, its contact center is a hard-working one. Call routing accuracy has skyrocketed, outbound conversion rates are on the rise, and the acquisition marketing spend has actually dropped. Learn more here.

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ViiBE Blog

MAY 13, 2021

Customers often contact a call center when they are frustrated or experiencing an issue with a product or service. In the background, entire systems run behind the scenes to manage their call and put them in touch with a representative as efficiently as possible. There are different types of call centers.

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Lumoa

JANUARY 15, 2024

Conversational commerce is all about interacting with customers through various communication tools, like live chat, chatbots, and contact centers. You should have training in every area, including call scripts for your agents. Training and Integrating Conversational Agents This covers both human agents and automated or AI tools.

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NICE inContact

MARCH 28, 2019

Having a small business call center is a key piece of creating a competitive advantage with customer service. . If you’re a small business without a call center today, why should you create one? You may have multiple people taking calls and working with customers, but it’s likely that isn’t their only job responsibility.

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